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East Asia
Chinese Non-action
Despite sanction, China remains staunch NK supporter On the 9th of March, the Chinese foreign minister, Yang Jiechi held a news conference in Beijing. Predictably, one of the questions was about North Korea – after all, China just recently supported another tough resolution of the UN Security Council which condemns…
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Bangladesh global community further unites before Independence Day
In commemoration of the 42nd Anniversary of Bangladesh’s Independence and National Day, the Bangladeshi global community will join together this upcoming March 24th and carry out events in 40 cities in 5 continents including San Francisco, Capetown, London, Sydney and Chungju to pay homage and demand justice for victims of…
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Combination photos show an egret on wetland of Yellow River in Hainan, China
Combination photo taken on March 21, 2013 shows an egret on the wetland of the Yellow River in Guide County of the Hainan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Wang Bo>
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Ban Ki-moon makes it clear to investigate possible use of chemical weapons in Syria
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces Thursday, March 21, 2013, that the United Nations will investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, at United Nations headquarters. The U.N. chief indicated that the investigation would be broader than the Syrian government’s request for an independent probe of an alleged…
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NK issues a fresh threat as S.Korea probes hacking
North Korea said it would attack U.S. military bases on Japan and the Pacific island of Guam if provoked, a day after leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a mock drone strike on South Korea. The North also held an air raid drill on Mar. 21 after accusing the United States of…
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People enjoy cherry blossom at Ueno Park in Tokyo, blooming a week earlier than expected
Visitors enjoy the blooming sakura at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2013. Sakura in Tokyo bloom a week earlier than expected owing to the rising temperature. Visitors row on a lake in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2013. <Xinhua/Ma Ping>
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People salvage articles near a shed collapsed by tornado that swept central China
Locals salvage articles near a collapsed shed in Daoxian County, central China’s Hunan Province, March 20, 2013. Three people were killed and 52 others were injured by a tornado that struck the county before dawn on Wednesday. The local meteorological observatory said the wind speed of the tornado reached 30.7…
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East Asia
The duplicity of North Korea’s sentiment toward Japan
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly escalated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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Kim Jong-un speaks at the meeting of light industrial workers in Pyongyang
Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 19, 2013 shows Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attending a national meeting of light industrial workers in Pyongyang, DPRK, on March 18, 2013. Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on…
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People mourn death of former head of Huaxi Village, one of the richest provinces in China
The file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2008 shows Wu Renbao (2nd L), the retired Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Huaxi Village, talking with local villagers about rice output in Huaxi Village, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Wu, 85, deceased on Monday at his home in the village, which…
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